Local democracy

Rotherham is a Labour controlled council. It has 63 councillors:

58 Labour
4 Conservative
1 Independent

The Council's Cabinet consists of ten councillors, including the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council. It has decision making powers delegated to it by the full Council.

Cabinet members can be viewed in the Membership Arrangements document in the downloads area.

The Cabinet makes key decisions on Council policy and budget. These are then agreed by the Full Council. Scrutiny committees and panels are made up of councillors who are not Cabinet members.

Their role includes holding the Cabinet to account for the decisions it takes and challenging the Council's performance and making sure it meets people's needs.

Councillors can be contacted by telephone at any time. You can find your local councillor by searching on this site. You can also contact them c/o the Eric Manns Building, Moorgate Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 2RB Telephone: 44 (0)1709 822740. Councillors surgeries

Scrutiny committees and panels are made up of councillors who are not Cabinet members. Their role includes holding the Cabinet to account for the decisions it takes and challenging the Council's performance and making sure it meets people's needs.

The Standards Committee exists to ensure that Members of the Borough and Town and Parish Councils maintain the high standard of conduct that is expected of them.

Area Assemblies are local partnerships made up of councillors, local residents and other organisations, such as Health, Police etc. There are seven Area Assemblies across the borough that deal with local issues at a local level.